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JULIA MORGAN THEATRE

2640 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

Upcoming Shows

Cats
May 22 – Jun 14, 2026

Berkeley Playhouse closes its 2025/26 MainStage Season with Cats, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S....



Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space


by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026

What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose


by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026

Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...

Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep


by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026

What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...

Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026

Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026

This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....

Review: PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026

What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...

Review: DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026

What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...

Review: THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko


by Steve Murray - May 10, 2026

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Orpheum Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 08, 2026

Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia...

Past Shows

Berkeley Playhouse Presents The Wizard of Oz
Berkeley Playhouse Presents The Wizard of Oz
Nov 9 – Dec 23, 2018

Dorothy, Toto, and the crew from the land of Oz will take to the stage this holiday season in an all-new production of The Wizard...

Videos


RENT in San Francisco / Bay Area RENT
One Stage Theatre (6/12-6/14)
Friends Of The Sound in San Francisco / Bay Area Friends Of The Sound
Red Heron Studios (6/12-6/12)
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live in San Francisco / Bay Area An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (6/26-6/28)
Company in San Francisco / Bay Area Company
City Lights Theater Company (7/15-8/22)
James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash in San Francisco / Bay Area James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash
Native Sons Hall (6/26-6/26)
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live in San Francisco / Bay Area An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/10-7/12)
Mamma Mia! in San Francisco / Bay Area Mamma Mia!
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13)
Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sun June 21 7pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sun June 21 7pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (6/21-6/21)
Disney''s Beauty and the Beast in San Francisco / Bay Area Disney''s Beauty and the Beast
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (9/08-9/13)
Napa Pride 2026: Rocky Horror Live + Screening in San Francisco / Bay Area Napa Pride 2026: Rocky Horror Live + Screening
Uptown Theatre Napa (6/18-6/18)